MAYFAIR UNIT TO CLOSE; 3 MAY FOLLOW

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Mayfair Super Markets here said it will close one of its stores, and a trade observer said the company plans to shut three more.Mayfair spokeswoman Michelle Maselli said a Mayfair supermarket in Howell Township, N.J., will close Aug. 27. The supermarket, under the Foodtown banner, competes with two other operators within a roughly one-mile area along Route 9.The store has not met

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Mayfair Super Markets here said it will close one of its stores, and a trade observer said the company plans to shut three more.

Mayfair spokeswoman Michelle Maselli said a Mayfair supermarket in Howell Township, N.J., will close Aug. 27. The supermarket, under the Foodtown banner, competes with two other operators within a roughly one-mile area along Route 9.